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"The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ‘n’ roll” – wrote rock critic Lester Bangs. This multimedia event at the Poetry Foundation will include readings from the band’s lyric book, discussion, acoustic renditions of songs, and more.
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Selections from Dave Reminick's "The Ancestral Mousetrap," the libretto of which is taken from the darkly absurd poetry of Russell Edson, share the bill with Arvo Pärt's "Fratres." Actor Michael Patrick Thornton will read prose poems by Mark Strand in conjunction with Pärt's music.
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A series of short performance/talks by Chicago poets explore communal creativity and artistic collaboration, inspired by Whistler and Roussel: Linked Visions. Hannah Gamble is the author of Your Invitation to a Modest Breakfast (2012), selected by Bernadette Mayer for the 2011 National Poetry Series.
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The Poetry Foundation Library is open to the public on select Saturdays. Young children and their parents/guardians are also invited to join us for Saturday Poemtime at 10:30 AM.
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A series of short performance/talks by Chicago poets explore communal creativity and artistic collaboration, inspired by Whistler and Roussel: Linked Visions. Jamila Woods is a poet and vocalist, a member of the Dark Noise Collective, and a Pushcart Prize nominee.
Upcoming Pop-Up Poetry Readings: Jacob Saenz on August 12 andParneshia Jones on August 26.
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